Can't Stop looking at 'Winter' 4x4's!

[sinewave]

Sav's dam Buy or Hire thread has planted a seed!


What reckon??

Mercedes-Benz M Class ML270 CDI 5dr Tip Auto Diesel Sw 2.7 2003

............or 5K better spent on a Disco?

 

[wemorgan]

when I think of winter 4x4 I think of sub £1k sheds like the car below, it even comes with winter tyres

Suzuki Grand Vitara 2.0 5dr Estate 2001

 

[Stratman]

when I think of winter 4x4 I think of sub £1k sheds like the car below, it even comes with winter tyres........

... and a nadgered head gasket

 

[wemorgan]

winter project all rolled in to one

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

Those chrome arches only mean one thing...

 

[Fizzer]

Call me biased but my money would be with the Discovery. For 5000 you could have your pick of Discovery 2's and although mine is a TDI I think the V8's are fantastic (bit thirsty but we are not talking high mile useage here). The ML is a good looking car though, just not my cup of tea.
Not too sure but I would have thought the time to buy is sooner rather than later. When the bad weather comes there may be an added premium.

 

[SavMan]

I found myself looking at Vauxhall Frontera's and Mitsubishi Pajero's today

 

[developer]

Buy some snow chains and spend the balance on prostitutes......

 

[renault12ts]

 

[V12]

If it were my money on a cheap winter 4x4 I would be looking at jeep Cherokees. Very comfy, nice place to be. Lot of car and very cheap. Very juicy too!

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[Fizzer]

Jay has a nice one on his website. Its a bit older than, possibly, the O/P was looking for but ticks all the boxes for a cheap reliable winter car. Agree that 4.0 is quite thirsty (not in the same league as V8 Disco though)

 

[pos.k]

What have you got against snowchains?

 

[renault12ts]

What have you got against snowchains?

Everyone knows they are bad for the road!

 

[V12]

Ml320 on autotrader for under £1000. Crazy. Guess they are getting old now.

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[RichardM]

ML500's seem much cheaper than the ML270's yet tend to be much better equipped with full leather, Comand etc and also generally have low miles. I've been looking recently too!

 

[LozML270]

I did more than look. I bought!
Ml270 solved my "two car or one car" dilemma. One ml does fine thanks and doesn't look brash or showy. Just looks capable and sturdy which I believe it is. If image were not an issue, I'd have still considered an X5 but, seems chavs have made them their own now.

 

[jaymanek]

Jay has a nice one on his website. Its a bit older than, possibly, the O/P was looking for but ticks all the boxes for a cheap reliable winter car. Agree that 4.0 is quite thirsty (not in the same league as V8 Disco though)

Its a lot of fun that jeep! so powerful...

 

[finisterre]

I looked last year and ended up buying winter tyres.

Lada Niva was the best get anywhere budget option. Honda HR-V (not auto) the most reliable.

 

[Bellow]

I looked last year and ended up buying winter tyres.

And it'll (car) likely be a whole lot easier to stop when it's slippy underfoot.

Lada Niva was the best get anywhere budget option. Honda HR-V (not auto) the most reliable.

Ah! Reliability - the first requirement for serious winter use. (Being stranded overnight in sub-zero temperature could kill you). If that's not important than chances are you don't really need a 4WD.

 

[finisterre]

winter tyres on the vito make it pretty good. 60-40 weight distribution, fwd. I passed quite a lot of stuck notionally superior off-roaders in the heavy snow last year.